Dominique Chew, MPP

Dominique Chew, MPP

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Housing is a human right.

  • Education

    • Goshen College

      2012 - 2015
      Bachelor's English, Women's & Gender Studies, Bible & Religion

      Activities and Societies: GSWA (Goshen Student Women's Association) leader LGBTQ+ Advocates leader Published in Broadside and Pinchpenny Press Copy-editor for The Record Study-Service Term participant in Senegal

    • DePaul University

      2018 - 2020
      Master's degree Public Policy

      Activities and Societies: Member of Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration

  • Experience

    • The Mennonite, Inc.

      Feb 2015 - Nov 2017
      Contributing Writer

      Wrote opinion pieces on various topics including social-justice and identity and their connection to the Mennonite community.

    • Goshen College

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Communications and Marketing Department Writing Intern

      Conducted interviews for feature stories on campus and community events and wrote press releases on Goshen College events.

    • Goshen College

      Sept 2016 - Apr 2018
      English as a New Language Instructor

      Taught beginner-level reading, writing and speaking to Spanish-speaking adults from Goshen (Ind.) and surrounding areas four nights per week. Students were overwhelmingly successful and able to move onto the next level of classes.

    • Center for Healing & Hope

      May 2017 - Aug 2018
      Immigrant Resource Coordinator

      Collaborated with local leaders to develop the Goshen Resident Identification card, which provided Goshen's undocumented community members with a sense of safety, security and a means to obtain necessities like medication. I also worked to successfully incorporate immigration advocacy into the mission of the Center for Healing & Hope as the organizations first Immigrant Resource Coordinator.

    • DePaul University

      Oct 2018 - Jul 2020
      Graduate Student Assistant, Center for Students with Disabilities

      Trained students on how to utilize assistive technologies to best support their academic success; proctor weekly exams, totaling upwards of 50 per day during midterm and final exam weeks.

    • On Earth Peace

      Nov 2018 - Nov 2019
      Palestine Justice Organizer

      I utilized social media to engage On Earth Peace's global community in order to educate on and advocate for justice for Palestine.

    • AIDS Foundation of Chicago

      Aug 2020 - now
      • Housing Policy & Advocacy Manager

        Jul 2023 - now
      • Manager, Community Mobilization

        Jun 2022 - Jul 2023
      • Ryan White Training Associate

        Aug 2020 - May 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Certification

      CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
      May 2019
    • Basic Immigration Law Training

      World Relief
      Jun 2018
    • Justice at Work Completion Certificate

      Freedom Lifted
      Nov 2023
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dominique Chew, MPP
      Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society Member - May 2020 Pi Alpha Alpha is the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration. In order to be inducted, students must have completed 50% of their program and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7 or above.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Intern

      Issued by Mennonite Mission Network on Sept 2015
      Mennonite Mission NetworkAssociated with Dominique Chew, MPP